Chapter 19: Another Countryman
Concubine Yang Defei knew His Majesty's temperament, so she quickly wiped her tears, sorted out her thoughts, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry to make Your Majesty smile." "You can't blindly get an inch, you can accept it when you see it, I believe that this time Your Majesty will definitely keep it in mind and compensate them for the Yang family.
The things in the palace have always spread very quickly, and soon all the palaces got the news that Zicui, the palace maid in Concubine Yang De's palace, was strangled to death, disguised as hanging, and left a forged suicide note.
Ah Jiu looked at the prince excitedly: "This time it's really thanks to the crown princess, otherwise, Concubine De will be wronged." Your Highness, the servant thinks you don't ...... the crown princess so much."
Before he finished speaking, his arm was pinched by Ah Yan beside him, and he only heard him come close and say, "Ah Jiu, pay attention to your identity, the prince doesn't need you to teach him what to do!" "Moreover, the Crown Princess Han behaved strangely, they couldn't take it lightly, and only Ah Jiu, a brainless person, would look at her.
Ah Jiu instantly blushed and explained to the prince: "Your Highness, the slave has overpassed, please forgive your Highness." ”
The prince snorted lightly: "Okay, there is no need to mention this matter again." In the past two days, you have been keeping an eye on Jinyiwei and the crown princess to see how they are investigating. ”
"Yes!" Ah Jiu and Ah Yan responded in unison.
Concubine Wu Xian glanced at the third prince and said coquettishly: "What are you anxious about, the good show is ahead." ”
The third prince, King Lu, frowned slightly: "Mother, how can your sons not be in a hurry?" Concubine De and the second prince have cleared their suspicions, so who will the father suspect next, do you still need to think about it? Mother, our immediate priority is to quickly dispel my father's concerns. "My father has a total of four princes, the crown prince, the second prince, the third prince and the fourth prince.
"Dispel your father's concerns, and speak lightly. You don't have to think about this now, calm down, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and you have forgotten what your mother taught you on weekdays? Concubine Wu Xian's face was a little angry, this time they were originally in the mentality of watching a play, so they didn't think about it, and the crown princess Han intervened in the middle and quickly reversed the situation. framed the crown prince and ruined his reputation, and the other three princes naturally benefited.
Now that the second prince and Concubine De have cleared their suspicions, the next is Concubine Wu Xian and the third prince, Concubine Wang Li and the fourth prince. The reason why the third prince is in a hurry is not without reason. Concubine Wu Xian was born in Jiangmen, and her father was Wu Biao, a Weiyuan general who guarded the south, and was quite prestigious in the army. On the other hand, Concubine Wang Li, she was the palace maid in the palace of the former queen Zhu, and later Queen Zhu passed away, she was favored by His Majesty, and later her belly was angry, and she won a man in one fell swoop, and gave birth to the fourth prince King Zhan, whose mother was noble by virtue of her son, and was canonized as Wang Lifei by His Majesty.
Concubine Xu Hui is also one of the four concubines, her father is the Duke of Cheng Guo in the current dynasty, and he is quite prestigious in the court, but unfortunately, she still has only one second princess Zhou Yuandie under her knees, and she is not suspected of framing the prince and blaming Concubine Yang De and the second prince.
As for Concubine Wu Xian and Concubine Wang Li, it is natural that Concubine Wu Xian's mother clan is powerful, and the biggest suspicion in this matter is Concubine Wu Xian and the third prince. This is also why the third prince hurriedly came to Concubine Wu Xian to discuss how to deal with it.
"Mother, then we won't do anything?" The third prince asked suspiciously.
Concubine Wu Xian tugged at the corners of her mouth, revealing a smile: "That's natural, you wait, this matter will not implicate us." ”
Such determination made the third prince even more surprised: "Mother, do you know something?" Swallowed two mouthfuls of saliva and stared at Concubine Wu Xian intently.
Gently shaking the folding fan in her hand, Concubine Wu Xian did not explain out loud, but told the third prince to go back and everything was as usual.
Compared with the calm and calm of Concubine Wu Xian's bedroom, Concubine Wang Li's bedroom can be regarded as a huge wave churning. Since Concubine Wang Li learned that His Majesty asked the crown princess to assist Lin Botao in investigating the case, she has made a lot of fire in the dormitory. Until the fourth prince, King Zhan, came, she still had a black face.
King Zhan respectfully bowed: "The son has seen the concubine. ”
"Why did you break your promise to your mother before?" Wang Lifei asked.
Pinching the jade wrench in his hand, King Zhan replied: "Mother, the princess has gone to look for her, and she doesn't want to be implicated in the damage to the prince's reputation." ”
"Oh, she doesn't want her reputation to be implicated, so she comes out to stir things up? Once or twice, you can't indulge her anymore, how will this time the matter end, have you thought about it? Concubine Wang Lifei scolded angrily, her hands and feet were cold, and the cups, plates and bowls on the ground were shattered again.
King Zhan lowered his eyes: "What the mother concubine taught is that her sons know their mistakes." ”
"Okay, don't listen to these words, you go and tell her, she can't interfere in this matter anymore, if she can't do it, let her pretend to be sick!" Concubine Wang Li didn't have time to go around in circles with King Zhan, and the crown princess Han must have been in the limelight recently.
"Yes, mother, my son-in-law obeys. The minister retired first, and the mother concubine should not be angry, it is not worth it. King Zhan looked at Concubine Wang Li uneasily before leaving.
Taking a deep breath, Concubine Wang Li's face softened, and she bowed: "Okay, the mother concubine knows, go and do it!" ”
The second princess, Zhou Yuandie, gently fanned Concubine Xu Hui, who was lying on the collapse, and the mother and daughter looked at each other and smiled. Then Concubine Xu Hui advised: "It's not peaceful in the womb these days, so you should be peaceful." Your aunt wrote yesterday, saying that in a few days, the Chengguo Mansion will hold a flower-viewing banquet, and that the young talents and boudoir women from the prominent families in the capital will be invited to attend. ”
Hearing this, the second princess looked overjoyed, and coquettishly held Concubine Xu Hui's arm: "Yes, mother, the sons will definitely listen to their aunt's words and not let the concubine worry." Immediately after that, the mother and daughter said something close to themselves.
It is not so easy for King Zhan to break into the palace of the crown princess Han Jinxiu, after Han Jinxiu's orders, there are many guards with strong martial arts outside the palace to guard, King Zhan is alone, he was almost discovered, and he ran fast, otherwise he was captured alive, and his face was afraid to be lost!
Han Jinxiu didn't think about going to see the prince, she was focused on investigating the real culprit with Lin Botao. Jinyiwei's speed is still okay, and the records of all personnel entering and leaving the palace in the past month have been placed in front of Han Jinxiu, and Lin Botao and her have flipped through them.
Suddenly, Han Jinxiu asked, "Does the prince know if Baiye has other fellow villagers in the palace?" "It seems like a lot of work to flip through so many records, and you may not be able to read them in two or three days. She was worried that there would be other mistakes in the middle, giving the murderer an opportunity to think of other ways to blame others.
The brush in Lin Botao's hand shook for a moment, and he pursed his lips and said, "There is another fellow villager." ”
Han Jinxiu asked: "Who is it?" ”
After waiting for a long time, Lin Botao didn't say anything, why is this? Han Jinxiu was impatient: "Lin Shizi, who is this person?" Hongu is not suspicious, just asking. ”
"Back to the crown princess, it's Concubine Xi's mother." Lin Botao spit out gently.